Approval of reserved matters following outline approval

Important notes

Where outline permission has been granted, you may, within three years of the outline approval, make an application for the outstanding reserved matters, i.e. the information excluded from the initial outline planning application. This will typically include information about the layout, access, scale and appearance of the development.

Applications for approval of reserved matters should be submitted in accordance with the requirements in this checklist. If not, the application may be declared invalid and not determined or processing may be delayed.

If the application is submitted electronically one copy of the form and each of the drawings, plans and documentation will be required but two copies (one original and one copy) will be required if the application is submitted in paper form. If samples of materials are submitted, only one sample of each of the materials will be required.

Drawings should include information clearly stating the orignal size of the paper and include a scale bar indicating a minimum 0-10 metres. This is to enable them to be accurately read online. Plans marked with "do not scale" or any similar phrase will be returned as unacceptable as for planning purposes we must be able to scale from all drawings.

Retail assessment. Where it is required to demonstrate that proposal meets the requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework (Section 2 Ensuring the vitality of town centres).

Heritage statement in accordance with the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework (Section 12 Conserving and enhancing the historic environment) will be required if the proposal is in a conservation area or affects a local or statutory listed building.

Contaminated land assessment/desk top study. Required if the application site is known to be or is suspected of being contaminated, further advice should be sought from the Council's Scientific Officer. (National Planning Policy Framework Section 11)

Lighting assessment. Required if proposal includes the installation of external lighting or will make external lighting necessary. (Core Strategy Policy CS21)

Photographs/photomontages. At applicant's discretion but will be required if the proposal is in a conservation area or affects a listed building.

Streetscene drawing. Where appropriate, will be required to demonstrate how the proposal relates to adjacent buildings and the street scene as a whole.

Planning statement. Required for all major applications (i.e. ten dwellings or more or where the floorspace to be built is 1000m or more or where the site is one hectare or more) for all other types of application, at applicant's discretion.

Site waste management plan. For proposals with significant demolition, excavation or engineering work, required to indicate the type and volume of materials to be demolished/excavated, to identify opportunities for reuse of materials, and to demonstrate management of disposal.

Statement of community involvement. Required where community involvement has been arranged prior to making an application.

Structural survey. Required where substantial demolition or excavation works are proposed.

Climate Neutral Development Checklist. Required for all applications with the exception of very minor development such as minor exterior alterations. Available to download from www.sustainabilityplanner.co.uk/woking/

Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Feasibility Study. Required if proposal site is located in proximity of an existing or proposed CHP station, as illustrated in Climate Change SPD.

An Energy Statement setting out predicted energy consumption of the development along with details of any planned low or zero carbon energy sources. Required for new residential development meeting Code for Sustainable Homes standards; or new non-residential development of 1,000 sq.m or more (gross) floorspace meeting BREEAM standards; including applications for developments with exceptionally high total energy consumption. This can be completed online at www.sustainabilityplanner.co.uk/woking/

A pre-assessment to demonstrate compliance with energy and carbon dioxide and water components of Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4, or the full requirements of Code Level 4, will be required for all new residential development on previously developed land.

A pre-assessment to demonstrate compliance with Level 5 of the Code for Sustainable Homes will be required for all new residential development on greenfield land i.e. previously undeveloped land such as residential gardens.

A pre-assessment to demonstrate compliance with BREEAM very good standards will be required for all new non-residential development of 1,000 sqm or more (gross) floor space. Applications for developments with exceptionally high total energy consumption such as large leisure facilities or date storage centres are required to demonstrate how the overall carbon emissions of the development will be reduced through the use of renewable energy measures on site. (Core Strategy Policy CS22)

Telecommunication development. Supplementary information required in accordance with the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework (Section 5 Supporting high quality communications infrastructure)..

Archaeological desk-based assessment or, where research is insufficient to make an assessment, a field evaluation. Required if the site has archaeological interest or is over 0.4ha in area. (Core Strategy Policy CS20)